Cheese Database

Chhurpi vs Paneer

Chhurpi, field guide plate
Chhurpi, photographed

Chhurpi

Facts

Texture
Hard
Rind
No rind
Country
Nepal

Chhurpi is a traditional cheese from Nepal, and the same name covers a soft fresh curd and a very hard dried piece. People in Nepal eat both forms, and the cheese is also known in neighboring highland areas. The soft kind is white and mild, and it goes into everyday dishes. The hard kind is dried until it is extremely firm, and it keeps for a long time. Visitors usually recognize the hard piece first.

Paneer, field guide plate
Paneer, photographed

Paneer

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
India

Paneer is a fresh acid-set cheese from the Indian subcontinent. Hot milk is curdled with lemon, yogurt, or another acid. There is no rennet and no aging.